Bumbita Arapesh
Bumbita Arapesh is a Nuclear Torricelli language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Bumbita (But Arapesh) is an Arapesh language (Torricelli) of Papua New Guinea spoken mainly by older adults, unlike other Arapesh languages. The dialects of the language are Bonahoi, Urita, Timingir, Weril, Werir. It is spoken in 13 villages of Bumbita-Muhian Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.
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Words in Bumbita Arapesh
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | epen* | |
| name | aur* | |
| eye | amber* | |
| ear | mburip* | |
| nose | mih* | |
| tooth | aruh* | |
| tongue | ihah* | |
| hand | sombrop* | |
| blood | oNgwin* | |
| bone | pipiteNger* | |
| skin | arup* | |
| knee | ehremb* | |
| breast | umamb* | |
| liver | kwisimbah* | |
| water | omboh* | |
| fire | iNgeir* | |
| sun | wah* | |
| star | ondu7* | |
| stone | ndei7woh* | |
| mountain | sere7ep* | |
| tree | roweN* | |
| leaf | suhup* | |
| night | wamb* | |
| dog | umbat* | |
| fish | eiNgur* | |
| louse | omuneh* | |
| one | tihitene* | |
| two | mbohitom* | |
| I | ei7* | |
| you | ine* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BukiyipNuclear Torricelli20% alike
- MufianNuclear Torricelli17% alike
- Abu' ArapeshNuclear Torricelli13% alike
- YambesNuclear Torricelli11% alike
- DimaDagan9% alike
- Avá-CanoeiroTupian8% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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